Gravesend

[ greyvz-end ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974.

Gravesend

/ ˌɡreɪvzˈɛnd /

noun

1. a river port in SE England, in NW Kent on the Thames. Pop: 53 045 (2001)

Example Sentences

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was held by police after the disturbance inside the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on 11 July.

From BBC

Tony Warren, a beekeeper in Gravesend, Kent, was so concerned he set up his own alert group.

From BBC

“Is it too real for ya?” snarls the Gang of Four-soundalike punk band Fontaines D.C. over a thrumming bass line on the soundtrack to “Bird” as we cruise the streets of Gravesend, Kent, east of London.

From Los Angeles Times

The victims' families previously paid tribute to nursing graduate Rebecca Ikumelo, from Newham in east London, and security dog-handler Gaby Hutchinson, from Gravesend in Kent.

From BBC

Last year the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend, Kent, issued a warning about fraudsters impersonating them in social media posts which made false promises of visas and jobs.

From BBC